JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP vs SKYWEST INC, two Airlines stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where JBLU and SKYW diverge most: on operating margin, JBLU reads -5.2% and SKYW reads 14.1%; on net margin, JBLU reads -9.3% and SKYW reads 9.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What JBLU's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (revenue-multiple basis). What SKYW's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | JBLU | SKYW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.03 | $106.92 |
| Market cap | $2.3B | $4.2B |
| Sector | Airlines | Airlines |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -1.4% |
| P/E | — | 10.6 |
| P/B | 1.43 | 1.53 |
| P/S | 0.24 | 1.01 |
| EV/EBITDA | 62.3 | 7.4 |
| Revenue growth | +4.0% | +9.2% |
| Operating margin | -5.2% | 14.1% |
| Net margin | -9.3% | 9.8% |
| Return on equity | -55.8% | 14.8% |
| Return on assets | -5.4% | 5.5% |
| Return on invested capital | -4.4% | 7.5% |
| FCF yield | -47.7% | 4.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.1% |
| Debt / equity | 5.34 | 1.07 |
| Current ratio | 0.70 | 0.57 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.46 | 7.12 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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